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    Bridge attempt

    link http://pghbridges.com/braddock/0601-4476/wmpennhwy_thompsonrunA.htm
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    Bridge attempt

    This is my first successful bridge building attempts. I found a good bridge photo website for reference, and improvised the rest. N scale
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    You Get What You Pay For :(

    same thing.. Happened to me last night! I was painting large sections of styrene and lost alot of hair to the paint. Good thing this is a weathered building and blended in.
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    10/21 Derailment outside of Pittsburgh

    Amtrak affected Since NS had to reroute it's traffic onto CSX, I got to drive Amtrak from Ashtabula to New Castle. P030 was rerouted from Cleveland, to Ashtabula, down the NS Younstown line, and onto CSX to New Castle. It then went via the B&P, and AVRR to reach the station at Pittsburgh...
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    Modeling style?

    There is no right / wrong way. Do you finish benchwork first, lay track, then do scenery? or Build some benchwork, lay some track, do scenery & super detailing, then add on new section? I do the second. Although it's no George Sellios, I like to do alot of scenery & detailing before...
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    Pittsburgh Area

    prototype shot I model areas around me
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    Pittsburgh Area

    Pittsburgher here Hi. I live in Monroeville, and model only pittsburgh in N scale. I've done layouts of B&LE, Unity railways, Turtle creek railroad, and this is my 2nd Union railroad layout from Duquense to North Bessemer. About 60% done. I am an engineer for CSX, but since I hate them, I...
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    painting and glueing

    I built a building using styrene. Spraypainted it with tamiya paint from a can, and then when I went to glue another piece to it, the paint ran and it would not glue. I used plastructs liquid glue. How come people always suggest painting something before assembly, but when you do, its hard to...
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    How can I build this?

    oops Helps if I attached pic.
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    How can I build this?

    Is there any similar kits? What about the new modular stuff ? Thanks.
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    autorack yard

    Lordstown, Ohio at Lordstown ohio (GM) it is a 5 track double ended yard off of a long siding (left to right). A wye is attached to the right end of the yard. The top of the wye has a long track (up) with a trailing point switch (right hand) that goes down into a 3 track stub ended unloading...
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    Pennsylvania!

    Geez, you were in the neighborhood.. Geez, you were in the neighborhood, you could have at least got a pic of me!!sign1 Seriously, I'm glad you got to showcase my hometown with those great pics. As for the steamer you mentioned, if it is the old 2-10-0? of the B&LE, I think she is still...
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    Baby on the way!

    Baby engineer hat If you know where I can find a baby engineer hat let me know!!!
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    Baby on the way!

    30 day countdown.... My wife is due 30 days from today. Last week the baby wasn't moving much either, we went for ultrasound and the baby started kicking and dancing. As the placenta grows, the room isn't very roomy anymore and can limit baby's mobility. My guess is your baby is 100% fine...
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    Think on this for a while

    I agree.. I thought about it, and you know what ?
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    Girls like trains?

    Interesting comment from Canopus Very interesting comment from Canopus. He said "I have researched things that I wouldn't normally have researched". How true! I grew up chasing trains by an old cement plant. I just found out that up the tracks was a barn with a hidden tunnel that was used to...
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    mountain in tight space

    went with clump folaige I went with clump folaige on top of a bed of flat polyfiber that I tore up from previous layouts. I even used old polyfiber ball trees squished down to give it some texture. I sprayed adhesive (with a mask on) all over and pressed loose foliage on it. Tomorrow I will...
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    mountain in tight space

    here's what I want.. This is my goal for the background forrest mountain.
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    mountain in tight space

    I have finished with the styrofoam, plastercloth, and sculptamold for the terrain, and painted it with a tan latex base. Of course the rock face will be painted, but which style of trees should I use for this tight space? In the pics, only 3 of the 4 yard tracks are laid (4th after scenery is...
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    woodland scenic risers for helix?

    I am terrible at benchwork, so the idea of a helix is scary!!! Would anybody suggest using a 3% woodland scenic riser to raise a single track n scale layout in height 3 inches? How big of a radius would I need? Nothing would be scenicked.